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not able to see 瞎的；失明的 Doctors think he will go blind. 醫生們認爲他會失明。 She went blind at the age of ten. 她 10 歲的時候失明了。 blind and partially sighted people 盲人和弱視者 One of her parents is blind. 她的父母有一個是盲人。 She has been legally blind since birth. 她從出生起就是合法失明的。 The accident left her blind in one eye. 事故使她一只眼睛失明。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- be born
- be registered (as)
- …
- completely
- totally
- almost
- …
- as blind as a bat
- be blind in one eye
- the blindnoun [plural]
people who are blind 盲人 recorded books for the blind 爲盲人制作的錄音書 guide dogs for the blind 導盲犬
More Like This Plural adjectival nounsPlural adjectival nouns - blind (to something)
not noticing or realizing something （對某事）視而不見的，未察覺的 She is blind to her husband's faults. 她對丈夫的過錯毫無察覺。 I must have been blind not to realize the danger we were in. 當時我一定是眼瞎了，竟然沒有意識到我們所處的危險。 They seem to be totally blind to reality. 他們似乎完全無視現實。 The government is not blind to the fact that the national debt is increasing. 政府沒有忽視國債正在增加的事實。
Extra ExamplesHis own problems have made him completely blind to the sufferings of others. 他自己的煩惱使他完全看不見别人的痛苦。 Is the public wilfully blind to what is going on? 公衆是否故意對正在發生的事情視而不見？
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- completely
- totally
- wilfully/willfully
- …
- [usually before noun]
(of strong feelings 強烈的感覺 seeming to be unreasonable, and accepted without question; seeming to be out of control 盲目接受的；不能自制的 - [usually before noun]
(of a situation or an event 局勢或事情 that cannot be controlled by reason 無理性的 blind chance 盲目的偶然性 the blind force of nature 無法抵擋的自然力
that a driver in a car cannot see, or cannot see around 汽車司機看不見的；隐蔽的 a blind driveway 視線有盲區的車道 a blind bend/corner 隐蔽的彎道／拐角
- -blind
that does not make a difference between people on the basis of the quality mentioned, or favour one group over another 瞎的；失明的 In a piece of gender-blind casting, Hamlet is played by British actress Maxine Peake. 在一場不分性别的選角中，哈姆雷特由薩沙·傑克遜·瑪辛·佩克扮演。 We are looking to create a more equitable and race-blind society. 我們希望創造一個更加公平和不分種族的社會。
Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German blind.
Idioms
(as) blind as a bat
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not able to see well 視力不佳 She’s as blind as a bat without her glasses. 她不戴眼鏡就像蝙蝠一樣瞎。
More Like This Similes in idiomsSimiles in idioms- (as) bald as a coot
- (as) blind as a bat
- (as) bright as a button
- (as) bold as brass
- as busy as a bee
- as clean as a whistle
- (as) dead as a/the dodo
- (as) deaf as a post
- (as) dull as ditchwater
- (as) fit as a fiddle
- as flat as a pancake
- (as) good as gold
- (as) mad as a hatter/a March hare
- (as) miserable/ugly as sin
- as old as the hills
- (as) pleased/proud as Punch
- as pretty as a picture
- (as) regular as clockwork
- (as) quick as a flash
- (as) safe as houses
- (as) sound as a bell
- (as) steady as a rock
- (as) thick as two short planks
- (as) tough as old boots
the blind leading the blind
a situation in which people with almost no experience or knowledge give advice to others who also have no experience or knowledge 盲人教盲人；盲人引導瞎子
love is blind
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when you love somebody, you cannot see their faults 愛情是盲目的，愛讓人蒙蔽雙眼（指戀愛中的人看不到對方缺點）
not a blind bit/the blindest bit of…
turn a blind eye (to something)
to pretend not to notice something bad that is happening, so you do not have to do anything about it （對某事）佯裝不見，睜一只眼閉一只眼 The authorities were either unaware of the problem or they turned a blind eye to it. 當局要麽沒有意識到這個問題，要麽對此視而不見。